The 2006 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 47th season as a football team, 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and first under both general managerMarv Levy and head coachDick Jauron. Levy, who previously coached the team from 1986-1997, leading them to four straight AFC Championships and four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990-1993, replaced Tom Donahoe, who was fired shortly after the end of the 2005 season, with hopes that his 11 full seasons as Bills head coach would improve a franchise that failed to make the playoffs during Donahoe's tenure. Jauron, who previously coached the Chicago Bears from 1999-2003, replaced Mike Mularkey, who resigned shortly after Donahoe's firing, citing family reasons and disagreement over the direction of the organization. The Bills hoped to improve on their 5-11 record from 2005, while also hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but a 30-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans eliminated the team from playoff contention, extending their playoff drought to seven straight seasons, tying a record set from 1967-1973. For the second consecutive season, the Bills' opening day starting quarterback was J. P. Losman.
The Bills acquired an additional first-round selection (26th overall), later revealed to be John McCargo, as part of a draft-day trade that sent their second-round pick (42nd overall), later revealed to be Danieal Manning, to the Chicago Bears.
The Bills opened the regular season on the road against the first of their three divisional rivals, the New England Patriots and got off to a fast start, as on the very first play, Takeo Spikes sacked Tom Brady, causing a fumble recovered by London Fletcher-Baker for a 5-yard TD. The Patriots tied the game up at 7-7 on a 9-yard pass from Brady to Troy Brown. The Bills would regain the lead on a 53-yard FG by Rian Lindell. In the second quarter, Anthony Thomas would make the score 17-7 at halftime with an 18-yard run. However, the Bills continued their late-game struggles from 2005, as they gave up 12 unanswered points in the second half (a 17-yard pass from Brady to Kevin Faulk, a 32-yard FG by Stephen Gostkowski and a safety by Ty Warren with 8:33 remaining in the fourth quarter), dropping the Bills to 0–1 to start the season.
Week 2: at Miami DolphinsEdit
Week Two: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
For Week 2, the Bills traveled to Dolphin Stadium to take on the second of their three divisional rivals, the Miami Dolphins. The Bills managed to get the only score of the first half, a 33-yard field goal by kicker Rian Lindell in the first quarter. It wasn't until the third quarter that the Bills were to score again when quarterback J. P. Losman threw a 4-yard pass to Josh Reed, while Lindell kicked a pair of FGs, a 45-yarder and a 43-yarder. Even though the Dolphins did manage to score in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper to Chris Chambers (with a failed 2-point conversion), the Bills defense dominated the game, sacking Culpepper seven times (along with two forced fumbles) and blocking a punt, improving the Bills to 1-1.
Week 3: vs. New York JetsEdit
Week Three: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Dressed up in their 1960s throwback jerseys, the Bills played their Week 3 home-opener against their last divisional rival, the New York Jets. Buffalo started off with J. P. Losman throwing a 51-yard pass to Roscoe Parrish for the only score in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Jets tied the game up with a 3-yard run by Kevan Barlow. The Bills managed to get a 36-yard FG by Rian Lindell, but the Jets managed to take the lead, as Chad Pennington completed a 1-yard TD pass to Chris Baker within the closing seconds of the half. In the second half, the Bills fell behind as Victor Hobson returned a Buffalo fumble 32 yards for a touchdown, which would be the only score of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Bills tried to close the gap, as Lindell kicked a 28-yard field goal. However, the Jets increased their lead with Cedric Houston getting a 5-yard run. The Bills would get another score, though—a 12-yard Losman run. Even though the Bills recovered their onside kick, they went three-and-out to end any more scoring threats, dropping to 1-2.
Week 4: Minnesota VikingsEdit
Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Looking to bounce back from a tough home-opening loss to the New York Jets, the Bills took on the first of their four NFC North rivals, the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, Buffalo got a small deficit as kicker Ryan Longwell kicked a 37-yard FG for the only score of the quarter. In the second quarter, the Bills scored on a Willis McGahee 1-yard run. Afterwards, Minnesota got a last-second FG by Longwell, this one from 49 yards out. In the third quarter, Buffalo pulled ahead as J. P. Losman completed an 8-yard pass to Peerless Price for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Rian Lindell kicked a 28-yard FG. However, Brad Johnson completed a 29-yard pass to Marcus Robinson, but Buffalo prevented the two-point conversion and ran the clock out, giving the Bills their first home victory of the year and improving to 2-2.
Week 5: at Chicago BearsEdit
Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Looking for their second road victory of the season, the Bills traveled to Soldier Field to take on the second of their four NFC North rivals, the Chicago Bears, in Dick Jauron's first return to Chicago since being fired at the end of the 2003Chicago Bearsseason. From the start, Buffalo was in trouble, as Robbie Gould kicked two FGs in the first quarter—a 42-yarder and a 43-yarder. Then, in the second quarter, three straight scores came from the Bears—an 8-yard pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian, a 1-yard run from Cedric Benson and a 15-yard pass from Grossman to Rashied Davis—that put the Bills in a deep hole. In the third quarter, Gould put up another FG for Chicago, this time from 32 yards out, while in the fourth quarter, Gould would kick a 41-yard FG and Benson would get another 1-yard run. The Bills would finally get on the board, as J. P. Losman completed a 5-yard strike to Lee Evans, ending the Bears' 11-quarter streak of not allowing their opponents to score a TD going back to the fourth quarter of the Bears' 34-7 victory against the Detroit Lions in Week 2, but the damage was already done, as the loss dropped the Bills to 2-3.
Week 6: at Detroit LionsEdit
Week Six: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions – Game summary
The Bills flew to Ford Field to take on the third of their four NFC North rivals, the Detroit Lions. From the start, the winless Lions were dominated the first quarter, as kicker Jason Hanson kicked a 43-yard FG, while Kevin Jones got a 7-yard run. In the second quarter, Buffalo got into the game, as J. P. Losman completed a 44-yard pass to Roscoe Parrish. However, Detroit responded, as Jon Kitna completed a 28-yard TD pass to Roy Williams. The Bills would get kicker Rian Lindell to get a 53-yard field goal to end the half. After a scoreless third quarter, Lions kicker Hanson got a 29-yard field goal, putting Detroit up 20-10. The Bills tried to catch-up, as Losman completed a 4-yard pass to Ryan Neufeld, but the deficit proved to be a little too much, as the Lions ended up getting their first win of the season at the Bills' expense, dropping the Bills to 2-4.
Week 7: vs. New England PatriotsEdit
Week Seven: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Coming off two straight road losses to an NFC North team, the Bills returned home for a rematch with the New England Patriots. In the first meeting in Week 1, New England came back to win, thanks to late-game struggles by the Bills. This time, however, it wasn't even close. In the first quarter, the Patriots took an early lead with the first of Corey Dillon's two runs, an 8-yarder. Kicker Rian Lindell would get a 40-yard field goal, but the Patriots wouldn't allow Buffalo to score, as Dillon got his second of the game, a 12-yarder. After a scoreless second quarter, the Patriots continued to make the game difficult for the Bills as in the third quarter, Tom Brady threw a 35-yard pass to Chad Jackson for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Lindell would get another field goal, this one from 46 yards out, but the damage was already done, as Brady put the icing on the game with his second pass, this one a 5-yarder to Doug Gabriel, sweeping the Bills for a third-straight year and dropping them to 2-5 heading into the bye week.
Week 9: vs. Green Bay PackersEdit
Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Coming off their bye week, the Bills stayed home for a Week 9 matchup with their final NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers. In the first quarter, even though Willis McGahee left with injured ribs, kicker Rian Lindell kicked a 28-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Buffalo's defense joined in the scoring party as London Fletcher-Baker returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, Brett Favre hooked up with Donald Driver on a 1-yard pass for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 49-yard FG to tie the game up 10-10. The Bills increased their margin as J. P. Losman completed a 43-yard pass to Lee Evans. Afterwards, a 76-yard interception return by Ko Simpson set up a 14-yard run by Anthony Thomas, improving the Bills to 3-5.
Week 10: at Indianapolis ColtsEdit
Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Fresh off their victory over the Packers, the Bills flew out to the RCA Dome for a Week 10 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Much like they did in the season-opener against the Patriots, Buffalo got off to a fast start in the first quarter with kicker Rian Lindell making a 22-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, however, Indianapolis struck back with Peyton Manning completing a 1-yard pass to Reggie Wayne. The Colts would follow that up with kicker Adam Vinatieri kicking a 31-yard FG. The Bills defense did make a stand, though, as Terrence McGee returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, Indianapolis regained the lead with Joseph Addai completing a 5-yard run. Buffalo would respond with Lindell making a 30-yard FG. In the fourth quarter, the Bills drew closer with Lindell's 43-yard FG and had a chance to take the lead late in the game, let alone win, but a 41-yard try went wide right, not only dropping the Bills to 3-6, but last place in the AFC East.
Week 11: at Houston TexansEdit
Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary
This Week 11 matchup against the Texans was expected to be a boring affair, but it was anything but. The first quarter saw a dominating offensive performance by Lee Evans, who caught six passes for 205 yards and a pair of 83-yard touchdowns, falling just five yards short of the NFL mark for most yards receiving in a quarter of 210 set by Qadry Ismail in 1999. However, Houston was not intimidated and kept the game close going into halftime. In the second half, the Bills' offense slowed down greatly, but Houston kept flying, mostly on the arm of David Carr, who tied the NFL record for most consecutive completions in a game with 22. Dunta Robinson intercepted a Losman pass and ran it in for an easy score, giving the Texans a 21-17 edge that held until the final seconds, when Losman led the Bills down the field and hit Peerless Price for the game-winning 9-yard catch in the back of the end zone with 0:09 remaining (the play was reviewed and upheld) for the 24-21 victory in a game where Losman set a career-high for passing yardage with 340 and Evans set a new franchise record with 265 yards receiving. With the win, the Bills improved to 4-6.
With the momentum of a late-game victory against Houston and the return of Willis McGahee, who had missed the previous three weeks with rib injuries, the Bills took an early lead and held off the Jaguars at the end. After Jacksonville scored with 0:34 remaining and after a questionable squib kick, J. P. Losman threw a pass down the sideline to Roscoe Parrish who kept his toes in just enough to set up a game-winning Rian Lindell 42-yard FG as time expired. Parrish had earlier made the game's biggest play of the game when he had an 81-yard punt return in the third quarter. With their second straight victory, the Bills improved to 5-6.
Week 13: San Diego ChargersEdit
Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Keeping some slim playoff hopes alive, the Bills stayed home, donned their throwback jerseys again and faced a fierce Week 13 challenge against the San Diego Chargers. In the first quarter, the Chargers struck first with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 42-yard FG, while LaDainian Tomlinson got a 51-yard run. In the second quarter, Buffalo continued to struggle as Philip Rivers completed an 11-yard pass to Antonio Gates for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, the Bills scored with J. P. Losman completing a 6-yard pass to Robert Royal, while Willis McGahee got a 2-yard run. However, in the fourth quarter, Tomlinson got his second touchdown run of the day, a 2-yarder. A 6-yard pass from Losman to Peerless Price closed the gap, but a failed onside kick sealed any chance of a comeback victory. With the loss, the Bills dropped to 5-7.
Week 14: at New York JetsEdit
Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
Hoping to avoid being swept by their AFC East rival and keep their playoff hopes alive all at the same time, the Bills met the Jets in The Meadowlands. Willis McGahee extended his string of 100-yard rushing games vs. the Jets to five with 125 yards on 16 carries, including a 57-yard run in the first quarter. After allowing a 10-yard pass from Chad Pennington to Laveranues Coles and a Mike Nugent FG, the Bills broke the game open with a 77-yard J. P. Losman pass to Lee Evans and a 58-yard interception return by Nate Clements. The Jets cut their deficit to 21-13 after a Nugent FG on the ensuing possession, but would end up scoreless for the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the Bills defense held the Jets in check as a Pennington fumble in the third quarter set up another J. P. Losman pass, this time to Robert Royal. The Bills would add a FG of their own in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 31-13. With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 6-7, but they mathematically remained in playoff contention, two games behind current wild card occupants Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
Week 15: vs. Miami DolphinsEdit
Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
In order to remain in contention for the playoffs, the Bills had to defeat—and sweep—the Dolphins, which they did in convincing and dominating fashion. J. P. Losman played well with 200 yards passing, three touchdowns and no interceptions. However, his counterpart, Joey Harrington, was ineffective, throwing for only 98 yards with two interceptions and achieved a 0.0 passer rating. After a scoreless first quarter, Losman threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Robert Royal, putting the Bills ahead 7-0 into halftime. In the third quarter, Losman threw a 27-yard pass to Josh Reed, putting the Bills up by two touchdowns 14-0. In the final quarter, Losman threw another TD pass, this time a 21-yarder to Lee Evans. Miami had the ball on Buffalo's 1-yard line with 0:06 remaining. Looking for a touchdown, Cleo Lemon threw a pass intended for Chris Chambers but was batted down at the line of scrimmage by Ryan Denney, keeping the Dolphins scoreless. With the win, the Bills improved to 7-7.
Week 16: vs. Tennessee TitansEdit
Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
After the victory over Miami, the Bills stayed home for a Week 16 intraconference game with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans (like the Bills) were 7-7 and also hunting for a wildcard berth. In the first quarter, Buffalo scored first with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 21-yard FG. Tennessee would respond with Vince Young completing a 22-yard pass to Bobby Wade. The Bills came back with Willis McGahee's 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Titans regained the lead with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 42-yard and a 20-yard FG. Afterwards, the Bills came back with Lindell kicking a 36-yard and a 45-yard FG. Then, Tennessee went back into the lead with Young's 36-yard run. Buffalo would score with another 21-yard FG from Lindell, this one before halftime. In the third quarter, J. P. Losman completed a 37-yard pass to Lee Evans and afterwards Lindell kicked a 24-yard FG. In the fourth quarter, the Titans won the game with Young completing a 29-yard pass to Brandon Jones and Bironas' fifth FG of the game, a 30-yarder. J. P. Losman led the Bills on one final drive down to the Titans' 28-yard line, but driving against a wind that was gusting up to 20 mph, the Bills elected not to try a potential game-winning FG, sealing the game for the Titans. With the loss, not only did the Bills fall to 7-8 in their final home game of the season, but they were also eliminated from playoff contention heading into the season finale.
Week 17: at Baltimore RavensEdit
Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
J. P. Losman threw for 237 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, one of which a pick-six. Willis McGahee rushed for 23 yards on 11 carries. Lee Evans had seven receptions for 145 yards and the only score for Buffalo, a 44-yard TD. In the first quarter, Matt Stover made a 26-yard field goal, bringing the Ravens up 3-0 at the end of the first. Just before halftime, Stover made another field goal, this one from 37 yards out, for a 6-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Stover made his third field goal of the day, bringing the Ravens up 9-0. After Evans' TD, Losman threw a pass that was intercepted by Chris McAlister and returned for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Stover made his fourth and final field goal that increased the Ravens' lead to 19-7. With the loss, the Bills finished the season at 7-9, although it was an improvement over last year's 5-11 record.
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The 2006 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise s 47th season as a football team 37th in the National Football League NFL and first under both general manager Marv Levy and head coach Dick Jauron Levy who previously coached the team from 1986 1997 leading them to four straight AFC Championships and four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990 1993 replaced Tom Donahoe who was fired shortly after the end of the 2005 season with hopes that his 11 full seasons as Bills head coach would improve a franchise that failed to make the playoffs during Donahoe s tenure Jauron who previously coached the Chicago Bears from 1999 2003 replaced Mike Mularkey who resigned shortly after Donahoe s firing citing family reasons and disagreement over the direction of the organization The Bills hoped to improve on their 5 11 record from 2005 while also hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999 but a 30 29 loss to the Tennessee Titans eliminated the team from playoff contention extending their playoff drought to seven straight seasons tying a record set from 1967 1973 For the second consecutive season the Bills opening day starting quarterback was J P Losman 2006 Buffalo Bills seasonOwnerRalph WilsonGeneral managerMarv LevyHead coachDick JauronHome fieldRalph Wilson StadiumResultsRecord7 9Division place3rd AFC EastPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersDE Aaron SchobelP Brian Moorman 2005 Bills seasons 2007 Bills QB J P Losman gets tackled by New England s Ty Warren for a safety week 1 Contents 1 NFL Draft 2 Staff 3 Roster 4 Preseason 4 1 Schedule 5 Regular season 5 1 Schedule 6 Game summaries 6 1 Week 1 at New England Patriots 6 2 Week 2 at Miami Dolphins 6 3 Week 3 vs New York Jets 6 4 Week 4 Minnesota Vikings 6 5 Week 5 at Chicago Bears 6 6 Week 6 at Detroit Lions 6 7 Week 7 vs New England Patriots 6 8 Week 9 vs Green Bay Packers 6 9 Week 10 at Indianapolis Colts 6 10 Week 11 at Houston Texans 6 11 Week 12 vs Jacksonville Jaguars 6 12 Week 13 San Diego Chargers 6 13 Week 14 at New York Jets 6 14 Week 15 vs Miami Dolphins 6 15 Week 16 vs Tennessee Titans 6 16 Week 17 at Baltimore Ravens 7 Standings 8 ReferencesNFL Draft EditMain article 2006 NFL Draft 2006 Buffalo Bills draftRound Pick Player Position College Notes1 8 Donte Whitner S Ohio State1 26 John McCargo DT NC State Pick from CHI3 70 Ashton Youboty CB Ohio State4 105 Ko Simpson S South Carolina5 134 Kyle Williams DT LSU5 143 Brad Butler OT Virginia6 178 Keith Ellison LB Oregon State7 216 Terrance Pennington OT New Mexico7 248 Aaron Merz OG California Made roster Pro Football Hall of Fame Made at least one Pro Bowl during careerNotes The Bills acquired an additional first round selection 26th overall later revealed to be John McCargo as part of a draft day trade that sent their second round pick 42nd overall later revealed to be Danieal Manning to the Chicago Bears Staff Edit2006 Buffalo Bills staff Front office Owner CEO President Ralph Wilson General Manager Marv Levy Executive Vice President of Business Operations Russ Brandon Vice President of Football Administration Jim Overdorf Assistant General Manager Tom Modrak VP Assistant Director of College and Pro Scouting Linda Bogdan Director of Pro Personnel John Guy Coordinator of College Scouting Doug MajeskiHead coaches Head Coach Dick Jauron Assistant Head Coach Special Teams Bobby AprilOffensive coaches Offensive Coordinator Steve Fairchild Quarterbacks Turk Schonert Running Backs Eric Studesville Wide Receivers Tyke Tolbert Tight Ends Charlie Coiner Offensive Line Jim McNally Offensive Line Larry Zierlein Offensive Quality Control Alex Van Pelt Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell Defensive Line Bill Kollar Linebackers Matt Sheldon Defensive Backs George Catavolos Defensive Assistant DeMontie Cross Defensive Assistant Coaching Operations Chuck LesterSpecial teams coaches Special Teams Assistant DeMontie CrossStrength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning John Allaire Assistant Strength and Conditioning Sean Hayes 1 Roster Edit2006 Buffalo Bills final roster Quarterbacks 10 Kelly Holcomb 7 J P Losman 16 Craig NallRunning backs 21 Willis McGahee 28 Anthony Thomas 36 Shaud WilliamsWide receivers 89 Sam Aiken 18 Andre Davis KR 83 Lee Evans 11 Roscoe Parrish PR 81 Peerless Price 82 Josh Reed 15 George WilsonTight ends 86 Brad Cieslak 85 Kevin Everett 87 Matt Murphy 84 Robert Royal Offensive linemen 60 Brad Butler T 67 Melvin Fowler C 69 Mike Gandy G T 62 Aaron Merz G 79 Terrance Pennington T 71 Jason Peters T 75 Duke Preston G 76 Tutan Reyes GDefensive linemen 77 Tim Anderson DT 92 Ryan Denney DE 93 Anthony Hargrove DE 99 Jason Jefferson DT 90 Chris Kelsay DE 91 Eric Powell DE 94 Aaron Schobel DE 98 Larry Tripplett DT 95 Kyle Williams DT Linebackers 96 John DiGiorgio MLB 56 Keith Ellison OLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 53 Mario Haggan OLB 52 Roy Manning OLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLBDefensive backs 41 Matt Bowen FS 22 Nate Clements CB 33 Jabari Greer CB 42 Jim Leonhard SS PR 24 Terrence McGee CB KR 30 Ko Simpson FS 25 Kiwaukee Thomas CB 20 Donte Whitner SS 27 Coy Wire SS 26 Ashton Youboty CBSpecial teams 9 Rian Lindell K 8 Brian Moorman P 46 Mike Schneck LS Reserve lists 55 Angelo Crowell LB IR nbsp 99 Jason Jefferson DT IR nbsp 97 John McCargo DT IR nbsp Mike Morgan T IR nbsp 88 Ryan Neufeld TE IR nbsp Joe Odom LB IR nbsp 31 Daimon Shelton FB IR nbsp 57 Josh Stamer LB IR nbsp 58 Chris Villarrial G IR nbsp Practice squad 43 Eric Bassey S Troy Bergeron WR Randy Hand T 50 Kevin Harrison LB 45 Fred Jackson RB 72 Ryan Neill LS Walter Stith TRookies in italics 53 active 9 inactive 7 practice squadPreseason EditSchedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 August 12 at Carolina Panthers L 13 14 0 1 Bank of America Stadium Recap2 August 18 Cincinnati Bengals L 16 20 0 2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap3 August 26 Cleveland Browns L 17 20 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap4 August 31 at Detroit Lions W 20 13 1 3 Ford Field RecapRegular season EditSchedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 September 10 at New England Patriots L 17 19 0 1 Gillette Stadium Recap2 September 17 at Miami Dolphins W 16 6 1 1 Dolphin Stadium Recap3 September 24 New York Jets L 20 28 1 2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap4 October 1 Minnesota Vikings W 17 12 2 2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap5 October 8 at Chicago Bears L 7 40 2 3 Soldier Field Recap6 October 15 at Detroit Lions L 17 20 2 4 Ford Field Recap7 October 22 New England Patriots L 6 28 2 5 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap8 Bye9 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 24 10 3 5 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap10 November 12 at Indianapolis Colts L 16 17 3 6 RCA Dome Recap11 November 19 at Houston Texans W 24 21 4 6 Reliant Stadium Recap12 November 26 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27 24 5 6 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap13 December 3 San Diego Chargers L 21 24 5 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap14 December 10 at New York Jets W 31 13 6 7 Giants Stadium Recap15 December 17 Miami Dolphins W 21 0 7 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap16 December 24 Tennessee Titans L 29 30 7 8 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap17 December 31 at Baltimore Ravens L 7 19 7 9 M amp T Bank Stadium RecapGame summaries EditWeek 1 at New England Patriots Edit Week One Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 10 7 0017Patriots 7 0 7519at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date September 10Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather 63 F 17 C overcastGame attendance 68 756Referee Terry McAulayTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz play by play and Phil Simms color commentator Recap Game informationFirst quarter BUF London Fletcher Baker 5 yard fumble return Rian Lindell kick 14 55 Bills 7 0 NE Troy Brown 9 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 47 Tie 7 7 Drive 9 plays 80 yards 4 05 BUF Lindell 53 yard FG 4 20 Bills 10 7 Drive 11 plays 48 yards 6 23 Second quarter BUF Anthony Thomas 18 yard run Lindell kick 11 40 Bills 17 7 Drive 9 plays 73 yards 5 18 Third quarter NE Kevin Faulk 33 yard pass from Tom Brady Gostkowski kick 2 52 Bills 17 14 Drive 12 plays 93 yards 6 32 Fourth quarter NE Gostkowski 32 yard FG 9 33 Tie 17 17 Drive 14 plays 63 yards 6 32 NE Ty Warren 8 yard sack for safety 8 33 Patriots 19 17 Drive 3 plays 9 yards 1 00 Top passers BUF J P Losman 15 23 164 yds NE Tom Brady 11 23 163 yds 2 TDTop rushers BUF Willis McGahee 20 rush 70 yds NE Laurence Maroney 17 rush 86 ydsTop receivers BUF Josh Reed 3 rec 40 yds NE Benjamin Watson 3 rec 50 yds The Bills opened the regular season on the road against the first of their three divisional rivals the New England Patriots and got off to a fast start as on the very first play Takeo Spikes sacked Tom Brady causing a fumble recovered by London Fletcher Baker for a 5 yard TD The Patriots tied the game up at 7 7 on a 9 yard pass from Brady to Troy Brown The Bills would regain the lead on a 53 yard FG by Rian Lindell In the second quarter Anthony Thomas would make the score 17 7 at halftime with an 18 yard run However the Bills continued their late game struggles from 2005 as they gave up 12 unanswered points in the second half a 17 yard pass from Brady to Kevin Faulk a 32 yard FG by Stephen Gostkowski and a safety by Ty Warren with 8 33 remaining in the fourth quarter dropping the Bills to 0 1 to start the season Week 2 at Miami Dolphins Edit Week Two Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 3 0 13016Dolphins 0 0 066at Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens Florida Date September 17Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather 88 F 31 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 72 797Referee Walt AndersonTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan DierdorfRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Rian Lindell 33 yard FG 2 36 Bills 3 0 Drive 10 plays 49 yards 5 46 Second quarter No scoring playsThird quarter BUF Josh Reed 4 yard pass from J P Losman Lindell kick 10 09 Bills 10 0 Drive 8 plays 72 yards 4 51 BUF Lindell 45 yard FG 3 54 Bills 13 0 Drive 8 plays 29 yards 4 47 BUF Lindell 43 yard FG 0 48 Bills 16 0 Drive 4 plays 8 yards 1 04 Fourth quarter MIA Chris Chambers 23 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper pass failed 1 52 Bills 16 7 Drive 11 plays 93 yards 2 53 Top passers MIA Daunte Culpepper 19 29 183 yards TD INT BUF J P Losman 22 38 328 yards TDTop rushers MIA Ronnie Brown 15 rush 70 yds BUF Willis McGahee 26 rush 150 ydsTop receivers MIA Chris Chambers 4 rec 55 yds TD BUF Josh Reed 4 rec 39 yards TD For Week 2 the Bills traveled to Dolphin Stadium to take on the second of their three divisional rivals the Miami Dolphins The Bills managed to get the only score of the first half a 33 yard field goal by kicker Rian Lindell in the first quarter It wasn t until the third quarter that the Bills were to score again when quarterback J P Losman threw a 4 yard pass to Josh Reed while Lindell kicked a pair of FGs a 45 yarder and a 43 yarder Even though the Dolphins did manage to score in the fourth quarter on a 23 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper to Chris Chambers with a failed 2 point conversion the Bills defense dominated the game sacking Culpepper seven times along with two forced fumbles and blocking a punt improving the Bills to 1 1 Week 3 vs New York Jets Edit Week Three New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalJets 0 14 7728Bills 7 3 01020at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date September 24Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather 66 F 19 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 72 067Referee Jerome BogerTV announcers CBS Dick Enberg and Randy CrossRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Roscoe Parrish 51 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 14 05 Bills 7 0 Drive 2 plays 69 yards 0 55 Second quarter NYJ Kevan Barlow 3 yard run Mike Nugent kick 10 17 Tie 7 7 Drive 7 plays 74 yards 3 10 BUF Lindell 36 yard FG 0 52 Bills 10 7 Drive 7 plays 50 yards 3 25 NYJ Chris Baker 1 yard pass from Chad Pennington Nugent kick 0 14 Jets 14 10 Drive 10 plays 67 yards 2 29 Third quarter NYJ Victor Hobson 32 yard fumble return Nugent kick 10 05 Jets 21 10 Fourth quarter BUF Lindell 28 yard FG 9 14 Jets 21 13 Drive 9 plays 77 yards 4 50 NYJ Cedric Houston 5 yard run Nugent kick 3 20 Jets 28 13 Drive 9 plays 58 yards 5 54 BUF Losman 12 yard run Lindell kick 1 15 Jets 28 20 Drive 10 plays 77 yards 2 05 Top passers NYJ Chad Pennington 19 29 183 yards TD BUF J P Losman 22 38 328 yards TD INTTop rushers NYJ Kevan Barlow 12 rush 31 yds TD BUF Willis McGahee 26 rush 150 ydsTop receivers NYJ Laveranues Coles 10 rec 78 yds BUF Lee Evans 8 rec 107 yards TD Dressed up in their 1960s throwback jerseys the Bills played their Week 3 home opener against their last divisional rival the New York Jets Buffalo started off with J P Losman throwing a 51 yard pass to Roscoe Parrish for the only score in the first quarter In the second quarter the Jets tied the game up with a 3 yard run by Kevan Barlow The Bills managed to get a 36 yard FG by Rian Lindell but the Jets managed to take the lead as Chad Pennington completed a 1 yard TD pass to Chris Baker within the closing seconds of the half In the second half the Bills fell behind as Victor Hobson returned a Buffalo fumble 32 yards for a touchdown which would be the only score of the third quarter In the fourth quarter the Bills tried to close the gap as Lindell kicked a 28 yard field goal However the Jets increased their lead with Cedric Houston getting a 5 yard run The Bills would get another score though a 12 yard Losman run Even though the Bills recovered their onside kick they went three and out to end any more scoring threats dropping to 1 2 Week 4 Minnesota Vikings Edit Week Four Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalVikings 3 3 0612Bills 0 7 7317at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date October 1Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather 59 F 15 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 71 972Referee Ron WinterTV announcers Fox Ron Pitts and Terry DonahueRecap Game informationFirst quarter MIN Ryan Longwell 37 yard FG 8 40 Vikings 3 0 Drive 12 plays 61 yards 6 20 Second quarter BUF Willis McGahee 1 yard run Rian Lindell kick 13 08 Bills 7 3 Drive 12 plays 79 yards 7 21 MIN Longwell 34 yard FG 0 00 Bills 7 6 Drive 6 plays 35 yards 0 42 Third quarter BUF Peerless Price 8 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 9 12 Bills 14 6 Drive 11 plays 70 yards 5 48 Fourth quarter BUF Lindell 28 yard FG 14 05 Bills 14 6 Drive 10 plays 22 yards 5 44 MIN Marcus Robinson 29 yard pass from Brad Johnson pass failed 3 07 Bills 14 12 Drive 7 plays 55 yards 1 03 Top passers MIN Brad Johnson 25 44 267 yds TD 2 INT BUF J P Losman 23 32 224 yds TDTop rushers MIN Chester Taylor 10 rush 23 yds BUF Willis McGahee 28 rush 78 ydsTop receivers MIN Marcus Robinson 5 rec 78 yds TD BUF Lee Evans 7 rec 92 yds Looking to bounce back from a tough home opening loss to the New York Jets the Bills took on the first of their four NFC North rivals the Minnesota Vikings In the first quarter Buffalo got a small deficit as kicker Ryan Longwell kicked a 37 yard FG for the only score of the quarter In the second quarter the Bills scored on a Willis McGahee 1 yard run Afterwards Minnesota got a last second FG by Longwell this one from 49 yards out In the third quarter Buffalo pulled ahead as J P Losman completed an 8 yard pass to Peerless Price for the only score of the period In the fourth quarter Rian Lindell kicked a 28 yard FG However Brad Johnson completed a 29 yard pass to Marcus Robinson but Buffalo prevented the two point conversion and ran the clock out giving the Bills their first home victory of the year and improving to 2 2 Week 5 at Chicago Bears Edit Week Five Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 0 0 077Bears 6 21 31040at Soldier Field Chicago Illinois Date October 8Game time 1 00pm EDT 12 00pm CDTGame weather 66 F 19 C cloudyGame attendance 62 206Referee Bill CarolloTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz and Phil SimmsRecap Game informationFirst quarter CHI Robbie Gould 42 yard FG 9 07 Bears 3 0 Drive 6 plays 15 yards 2 10 CHI Gould 43 yard FG 3 43 Bears 6 0 Drive 10 plays 55 yards 3 46 Second quarter CHI Bernard Berrian 8 yard pass from Rex Grossman Gould kick 13 01 Bears 13 0 Drive 7 plays 49 yards 4 10 CHI Cedric Benson 1 yard run Gould kick 8 30 Bears 20 0 Drive 5 plays 32 yards 2 43 CHI Rashied Davis 15 yard pass from Grossman Gould kick 4 22 Bears 27 0 Drive 4 plays 70 yards 1 52 Third quarter CHI Gould 32 yard FG 4 18 Bears 30 0 Drive 9 plays 43 yards 4 18 Fourth quarter CHI Gould 41 yard FG 6 05 Bears 33 0 Drive 14 plays 45 yards 8 39 CHI Benson 1 yard run Gould kick 4 36 Bears 40 0 Drive 3 plays 15 yards 1 19 BUF Lee Evans 5 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 2 37 Bears 40 7 Drive 3 plays 25 yards 1 04 Top passers BUF J P Losman 14 27 115 yds TD 3 INT CHI Rex Grossman 15 27 182 yds 2 TDTop rushers BUF Willis McGahee 14 rush 50 yds CHI Thomas Jones 20 rush 110 ydsTop receivers BUF Lee Evans 9 rec 94 yds TD CHI Bernard Berrian 4 rec 97 yds TD Looking for their second road victory of the season the Bills traveled to Soldier Field to take on the second of their four NFC North rivals the Chicago Bears in Dick Jauron s first return to Chicago since being fired at the end of the 2003 Chicago Bears season From the start Buffalo was in trouble as Robbie Gould kicked two FGs in the first quarter a 42 yarder and a 43 yarder Then in the second quarter three straight scores came from the Bears an 8 yard pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian a 1 yard run from Cedric Benson and a 15 yard pass from Grossman to Rashied Davis that put the Bills in a deep hole In the third quarter Gould put up another FG for Chicago this time from 32 yards out while in the fourth quarter Gould would kick a 41 yard FG and Benson would get another 1 yard run The Bills would finally get on the board as J P Losman completed a 5 yard strike to Lee Evans ending the Bears 11 quarter streak of not allowing their opponents to score a TD going back to the fourth quarter of the Bears 34 7 victory against the Detroit Lions in Week 2 but the damage was already done as the loss dropped the Bills to 2 3 Week 6 at Detroit Lions Edit Week Six Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 0 10 0717Lions 7 10 0320at Ford Field Detroit Michigan Date October 15Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather Played indoors dome stadium Game attendance 60 704Referee Gene SteratoreTV announcers CBS Gus Johnson and Steve TaskerRecap Game informationFirst quarter DET Jason Hanson 43 yard FG 7 05 Lions 3 0 Drive 7 plays 26 yards 2 39 DET Kevin Jones 7 yard run Hanson kick 4 35 Lions 10 0 Drive 3 plays 24 yards 1 12 Second quarter BUF Roscoe Parrish 44 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 14 11 Lions 10 7 Drive 4 plays 54 yards 1 50 DET Roy Williams 28 yard pass from Jon Kitna Hanson kick 0 40 Bills 17 7 Drive 8 plays 89 yards 1 52 BUF Lindell 53 yard FG 5 54 Bills 17 10 Drive 3 plays 12 yards 0 40 Third quarter No scoring playsFourth quarter DET Hanson 29 yard FG 14 10 Lions 20 10 Drive 9 plays 51 yards 3 43 BUF Ryan Neufeld 4 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 9 23 Lions 20 17 Drive 9 plays 74 yards 4 47 Top passers BUF J P Losman 21 34 207 yds 2 TD INT DET Jon Kitna 24 36 278 yds TD INTTop rushers BUF Willis McGahee 17 rush 66 yds DET Kevin Jones 23 rush 127 yds TDTop receivers BUF Lee Evans 8 rec 82 yds DET Roy Williams 10 rec 161 yds TD The Bills flew to Ford Field to take on the third of their four NFC North rivals the Detroit Lions From the start the winless Lions were dominated the first quarter as kicker Jason Hanson kicked a 43 yard FG while Kevin Jones got a 7 yard run In the second quarter Buffalo got into the game as J P Losman completed a 44 yard pass to Roscoe Parrish However Detroit responded as Jon Kitna completed a 28 yard TD pass to Roy Williams The Bills would get kicker Rian Lindell to get a 53 yard field goal to end the half After a scoreless third quarter Lions kicker Hanson got a 29 yard field goal putting Detroit up 20 10 The Bills tried to catch up as Losman completed a 4 yard pass to Ryan Neufeld but the deficit proved to be a little too much as the Lions ended up getting their first win of the season at the Bills expense dropping the Bills to 2 4 Week 7 vs New England Patriots Edit Week Seven New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 14 0 7728Bills 3 0 036at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date October 22Game time 1 00pm EDTGame weather 50 F 10 C overcastGame attendance 70 442Referee Jeff TripletteTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan DierdorfRecap Game informationFirst quarter NE Corey Dillon 8 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 8 23 Patriots 7 0 Drive 14 plays 71 yards 6 37 BUF Rian Lindell 40 yard FG 2 24 Patriots 7 3 Drive 9 plays 58 yards 5 59 NE Dillon 12 yard run Gostkowski kick 1 25 Patriots 14 3 Drive 4 plays 21 yards 1 25 Second quarter No scoring playsThird quarter NE Chad Jackson 35 yard pass from Brady Gostkowski kick 14 00 Patriots 21 3 Drive 4 plays 60 yards 2 08 Fourth quarter BUF Lindell 46 yard FG 3 39 Patriots 21 6 Drive 9 plays 46 yards 3 39 NE Doug Gabriel 5 yard pass from Brady Gostkowski kick 7 36 Patriots 28 6 Drive 8 plays 67 yards 4 09 Top passers NE Tom Brady 18 27 195 yds 2 TD BUF J P Losman 16 25 192 yds INTTop rushers NE Corey Dillon 14 rush 47 yds 2 TD BUF Willis McGahee 20 rush 59 ydsTop receivers NE Benjamin Watson 5 rec 60 yds BUF Willis McGahee 2 rec 61 yds Coming off two straight road losses to an NFC North team the Bills returned home for a rematch with the New England Patriots In the first meeting in Week 1 New England came back to win thanks to late game struggles by the Bills This time however it wasn t even close In the first quarter the Patriots took an early lead with the first of Corey Dillon s two runs an 8 yarder Kicker Rian Lindell would get a 40 yard field goal but the Patriots wouldn t allow Buffalo to score as Dillon got his second of the game a 12 yarder After a scoreless second quarter the Patriots continued to make the game difficult for the Bills as in the third quarter Tom Brady threw a 35 yard pass to Chad Jackson for the only score of the period In the fourth quarter Lindell would get another field goal this one from 46 yards out but the damage was already done as Brady put the icing on the game with his second pass this one a 5 yarder to Doug Gabriel sweeping the Bills for a third straight year and dropping them to 2 5 heading into the bye week Week 9 vs Green Bay Packers Edit Week Nine Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPackers 0 0 7310Bills 3 7 01424at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date November 5Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather 48 F 9 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 72 205Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Ron Pitts and Terry DonahueRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Rian Lindell 28 yard FG 11 00 Bills 7 0 Drive 7 plays 19 yards 4 00 Second quarter BUF London Fletcher Baker 17 yard INT return Lindell kick Bills 10 0 Third quarter GB Donald Driver 1 yard pass from Brett Favre Dave Rayner kick 4 17 Bills 10 7 Drive 10 plays 65 yards 5 01 Fourth quarter GB Rayner 49 yard FG 12 41 Tie 10 10 Drive 6 plays 24 yards 2 01 BUF Lee Evans 43 yard pass from J P Losman Lindell kick 8 00 Bills 17 10 Drive 2 plays 33 yards 0 28 BUF Anthony Thomas 14 yard run Lindell kick 3 01 Bills 24 10 Drive 3 plays 27 yards 1 32 Top passers GB Brett Favre 28 47 287 yds TD 2 INT BUF J P Losman 8 15 102 yds TDTop rushers GB Ahman Green 23 rush 122 yds BUF Anthony Thomas 20 rush 95 yds TDTop receivers GB Donald Driver 9 rec 96 yds TD BUF Lee Evans 2 rec 58 yds TD Coming off their bye week the Bills stayed home for a Week 9 matchup with their final NFC North rival the Green Bay Packers In the first quarter even though Willis McGahee left with injured ribs kicker Rian Lindell kicked a 28 yard field goal for the only score of the period In the second quarter Buffalo s defense joined in the scoring party as London Fletcher Baker returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown for the only score of the period In the third quarter Brett Favre hooked up with Donald Driver on a 1 yard pass for the only score of the period In the fourth quarter Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 49 yard FG to tie the game up 10 10 The Bills increased their margin as J P Losman completed a 43 yard pass to Lee Evans Afterwards a 76 yard interception return by Ko Simpson set up a 14 yard run by Anthony Thomas improving the Bills to 3 5 Week 10 at Indianapolis Colts Edit Week Ten Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 3 7 3316Colts 0 10 7017at RCA Dome Indianapolis Indiana Date November 12Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather Played indoors dome stadium Game attendance 57 306Referee Tony CorrenteTV announcers CBS Dick Enberg and Randy CrossRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Rian Lindell 22 yard FG 6 52 Bills 3 0 Drive 14 plays 61 yards 8 08 Second quarter IND Reggie Wayne 1 yard pass from Peyton Manning Adam Vinatieri kick 11 09 Colts 7 3 Drive 9 plays 58 yards 5 13 IND Vinatieri 31 yard FG 2 44 Colts 10 3 Drive 13 plays 78 yards 6 49 BUF Terrence McGee 68 yard fumble return Lindell kick 0 31 Tie 10 10 Third quarter IND Joseph Addai 5 yard run Vinatieri kick 10 30 Colts 17 10 Drive 9 plays 74 yards 4 30 BUF Lindell 30 yard FG 8 47 Colts 17 13 Drive 4 plays 0 yards 1 43 Fourth quarter BUF Lindell 43 yard FG 10 35 Colts 17 16 Drive 9 plays 36 yards 4 25 Top passers BUF J P Losman 8 12 83 yds IND Peyton Manning 27 39 236 yds TDTop rushers BUF Anthony Thomas 28 rush 109 yds IND Joseph Addai 13 rush 78 yds TDTop receivers BUF Lee Evans 5 rec 70 yds IND Ben Utecht 7 rec 66 yds Fresh off their victory over the Packers the Bills flew out to the RCA Dome for a Week 10 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts Much like they did in the season opener against the Patriots Buffalo got off to a fast start in the first quarter with kicker Rian Lindell making a 22 yard field goal for the only score of the period In the second quarter however Indianapolis struck back with Peyton Manning completing a 1 yard pass to Reggie Wayne The Colts would follow that up with kicker Adam Vinatieri kicking a 31 yard FG The Bills defense did make a stand though as Terrence McGee returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown In the third quarter Indianapolis regained the lead with Joseph Addai completing a 5 yard run Buffalo would respond with Lindell making a 30 yard FG In the fourth quarter the Bills drew closer with Lindell s 43 yard FG and had a chance to take the lead late in the game let alone win but a 41 yard try went wide right not only dropping the Bills to 3 6 but last place in the AFC East Week 11 at Houston Texans Edit Week Eleven Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 14 3 0724Texans 7 7 7021at Reliant Stadium Houston Texas Date November 19Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather 63 F 17 C clearGame attendance 70 125Referee Terry McAulayTV announcers CBS Don Criqui and Steve BeuerleinRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Lee Evans 83 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 13 34 Bills 7 0 Drive 3 plays 87 yards 1 13 BUF Evans 83 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 6 35 Bills 14 0 Drive 4 plays 97 yards 2 00 HOU Wali Lundy 17 yard run Kris Brown kick 3 02 Bills 14 7 Drive 7 plays 80 yards 3 33 Second quarter BUF Lindell 40 yard FG 12 13 Bills 17 7 Drive 12 plays 51 yards 5 49 HOU Samkon Gado 1 yard run Brown kick 6 01 Bills 17 14 Drive 11 plays 70 yards 6 12 Third quarter HOU Dunta Robinson 9 yard INT return Brown kick 7 02 Texans 21 17 Fourth quarter BUF Peerless Price 9 yard pass from Losman Lindell run 0 09 Bills 24 21 Drive 7 plays 55 yards 1 35 Top passers BUF J P Losman 26 38 340 yds 3 TD INT HOU David Carr 25 30 223 yds INTTop rushers BUF Anthony Thomas 19 rush 56 yds HOU Samkon Gado 10 rush 69 yds TDTop receivers BUF Lee Evans 11 rec 265 yds 2 TD HOU Andre Johnson 6 rec 76 yds This Week 11 matchup against the Texans was expected to be a boring affair but it was anything but The first quarter saw a dominating offensive performance by Lee Evans who caught six passes for 205 yards and a pair of 83 yard touchdowns falling just five yards short of the NFL mark for most yards receiving in a quarter of 210 set by Qadry Ismail in 1999 However Houston was not intimidated and kept the game close going into halftime In the second half the Bills offense slowed down greatly but Houston kept flying mostly on the arm of David Carr who tied the NFL record for most consecutive completions in a game with 22 Dunta Robinson intercepted a Losman pass and ran it in for an easy score giving the Texans a 21 17 edge that held until the final seconds when Losman led the Bills down the field and hit Peerless Price for the game winning 9 yard catch in the back of the end zone with 0 09 remaining the play was reviewed and upheld for the 24 21 victory in a game where Losman set a career high for passing yardage with 340 and Evans set a new franchise record with 265 yards receiving With the win the Bills improved to 4 6 nbsp Texans QB David Carr hands off to Samkon Gado nbsp Gado advances to Buffalo s 1 yard line nbsp Gado rushes nbsp The Texans attempt a rush at the goal line nbsp Robert Royal and Angelo Crowell nbsp Sam Aiken at Houston nbsp Anthony Thomas 28 and Shaud Williams 36 nbsp Brad Cieslak Sam Aiken and Ashton Youboty nbsp Anthony Thomas warming up Week 12 vs Jacksonville Jaguars Edit Week Twelve Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalJaguars 0 14 01024Bills 7 10 7327at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date November 26Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather 59 F 15 C partly cloudyGame attendance 63 608Referee Gerald AustinTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon WilcotsRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Willis McGahee 4 yard run Rian Lindell kick 3 23 Bills 7 0 Drive 4 plays 28 yards 2 04 Second quarter BUF Lindell 21 yard FG 12 58 Bills 10 0 Drive 6 plays 54 yards 3 11 JAX Maurice Jones Drew 14 yard run Josh Scobee kick 10 25 Bills 10 7 Drive 5 plays 62 yards 2 33 BUF McGahee 30 yard run Lindell kick 6 32 Bills 17 7 Drive 8 plays 80 yards 3 53 JAX Marcedes Lewis 1 yard pass from David Garrard Scobee kick 1 11 Bills 17 14 Drive 9 plays 71 yards 5 21 Third quarter BUF Roscoe Parrish 81 yard return Lindell kick 3 46 Bills 24 14 Fourth quarter JAX Scobee 27 yard FG 14 56 Bills 24 17 Drive 7 plays 38 yards 3 50 JAX Matt Jones 3 yard pass from Garrard Scobee kick 2 58 Tie 24 24 Drive 11 plays 62 yards 2 30 BUF Lindell 42 yard FG 0 00 Bills 27 24 Drive 4 plays 36 yards 0 28 Top passers JAX David Garrard 16 22 132 yds 2 TD BUF J P Losman 21 28 169 yds INTTop rushers JAX Fred Taylor 22 rush 101 yds BUF Willis McGahee 12 rush 83 yds 2 TDTop receivers JAX Maurice Jones Drew 5 rec 47 yds BUF Lee Evans 5 rec 58 yds With the momentum of a late game victory against Houston and the return of Willis McGahee who had missed the previous three weeks with rib injuries the Bills took an early lead and held off the Jaguars at the end After Jacksonville scored with 0 34 remaining and after a questionable squib kick J P Losman threw a pass down the sideline to Roscoe Parrish who kept his toes in just enough to set up a game winning Rian Lindell 42 yard FG as time expired Parrish had earlier made the game s biggest play of the game when he had an 81 yard punt return in the third quarter With their second straight victory the Bills improved to 5 6 Week 13 San Diego Chargers Edit Week Thirteen San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalChargers 10 7 0724Bills 0 0 14721at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date December 3Game time 1 02pm ETGame weather 34 F 1 C overcastGame attendance 63 361Referee Ed HochuliTV announcers CBS Gus Johnson and Steve TaskerRecap Game informationFirst quarter SD Nate Kaeding 42 yard FG 9 12 Chargers 3 0 Drive 8 plays 34 yards 3 52 SD LaDainian Tomlinson 51 yard run Kaeding kick 1 06 Chargers 10 0 Drive 2 plays 59 yards 0 34 Second quarter SD Antonio Gates 11 yard pass from Philip Rivers Kaeding kick 0 24 Chargers 17 0 Drive 5 plays 43 yards 0 30 Third quarter BUF Robert Royal 5 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 11 33 Chargers 17 7 Drive 4 plays 19 yards 2 00 BUF Willis McGahee 2 yard run Lindell kick 8 09 Chargers 17 14 Drive 4 plays 13 yards 1 55 Fourth quarter SD Tomlinson 2 yard run Kaeding kick 3 26 Chargers 24 14 Drive 13 plays 80 yards 8 06 BUF Peerless Price 6 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 30 Chargers 24 21 Drive 10 plays 62 yards 1 56 Top passers SD Philip Rivers 17 29 160 yds TD BUF J P Losman 21 37 184 yds 2 TD 2 INTTop rushers SD LaDainian Tomlinson 28 rush 178 yds 2 TD BUF J P Losman 6 rush 26 ydsTop receivers SD Antonio Gates 7 rec 90 yds TD BUF Josh Reed 4 rec 50 yds Keeping some slim playoff hopes alive the Bills stayed home donned their throwback jerseys again and faced a fierce Week 13 challenge against the San Diego Chargers In the first quarter the Chargers struck first with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 42 yard FG while LaDainian Tomlinson got a 51 yard run In the second quarter Buffalo continued to struggle as Philip Rivers completed an 11 yard pass to Antonio Gates for the only score of the period In the third quarter the Bills scored with J P Losman completing a 6 yard pass to Robert Royal while Willis McGahee got a 2 yard run However in the fourth quarter Tomlinson got his second touchdown run of the day a 2 yarder A 6 yard pass from Losman to Peerless Price closed the gap but a failed onside kick sealed any chance of a comeback victory With the loss the Bills dropped to 5 7 Week 14 at New York Jets Edit Week Fifteen Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 7 14 7331Jets 7 6 0013at Giants Stadium East Rutherford New Jersey Date December 10Game time 4 15pm ETGame weather 54 F 12 C clearGame attendance 77 131Referee Walt AndersonTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon WilcotsRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Willis McGahee 57 yard run Rian Lindell kick 4 22 Bills 7 0 Drive 4 plays 78 yards 1 37 NYJ Laveranues Coles 10 yard pass from Chad Pennington Mike Nugent kick 1 08 Tie 7 7 Drive 6 plays 51 yards 3 14 Second quarter NYJ Nugent 30 yard FG 10 58 Jets 10 7 Drive 7 plays 14 yards 3 19 BUF Lee Evans 77 yard pass from J P Losman Lindell kick 4 47 Bills 14 10 Drive 3 plays 84 yards 1 26 BUF Nate Clements 58 yard INT return 1 47 Bills 21 10 NYJ Nugent 38 yard FG 0 01 Bills 21 13 Drive 11 plays 57 yards 1 46 Third quarter BUF Robert Royal 6 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 1 58 Bills 28 13 Drive 4 plays 18 yards 1 30 Fourth quarter BUF Lindell 34 yard FG 7 21 Bills 31 13 Drive 11 plays 57 yards 6 48 Top passers BUF J P Losman 10 15 157 yds 2 TD NYJ Chad Pennington 22 35 182 yds TD 2 INTTop rushers BUF Willis McGahee 16 rush 125 yds TD NYJ Leon Washington 7 rush 55 ydsTop receivers BUF Lee Evans 2 rec 91 yards TD NYJ Laveranues Coles 4 rec 67 yards TD Hoping to avoid being swept by their AFC East rival and keep their playoff hopes alive all at the same time the Bills met the Jets in The Meadowlands Willis McGahee extended his string of 100 yard rushing games vs the Jets to five with 125 yards on 16 carries including a 57 yard run in the first quarter After allowing a 10 yard pass from Chad Pennington to Laveranues Coles and a Mike Nugent FG the Bills broke the game open with a 77 yard J P Losman pass to Lee Evans and a 58 yard interception return by Nate Clements The Jets cut their deficit to 21 13 after a Nugent FG on the ensuing possession but would end up scoreless for the rest of the game Meanwhile the Bills defense held the Jets in check as a Pennington fumble in the third quarter set up another J P Losman pass this time to Robert Royal The Bills would add a FG of their own in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 31 13 With the win not only did the Bills improve to 6 7 but they mathematically remained in playoff contention two games behind current wild card occupants Jacksonville and Cincinnati Week 15 vs Miami Dolphins Edit Week Fifteen Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalDolphins 0 0 000Bills 0 7 7721at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date December 17Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather 48 F 9 C overcastGame attendance 71 011Referee Bill CarolloTV announcers CBS Don Criqui and Steve BeuerleinRecap Game informationFirst quarter No scoring playsSecond quarter BUF Robert Royal 33 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 4 40 Bills 7 0 Drive 4 plays 67 yards 1 53 Third quarter BUF Josh Reed 27 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 8 06 Bills 14 0 Drive 7 plays 55 yards 3 21 Fourth quarter BUF Lee Evans 21 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 10 21 Bills 21 0 Drive 7 plays 53 yards 4 28 Top passers MIA Joey Harrington 9 16 98 yds 2 INT BUF J P Losman 13 19 200 yds 3 TDTop rushers MIA Sammy Morris 20 rush 71 yds BUF Willis McGahee 28 rush 79 ydsTop receivers MIA Wes Welker 4 rec 56 yds BUF Lee Evans 3 rec 67 yds TD In order to remain in contention for the playoffs the Bills had to defeat and sweep the Dolphins which they did in convincing and dominating fashion J P Losman played well with 200 yards passing three touchdowns and no interceptions However his counterpart Joey Harrington was ineffective throwing for only 98 yards with two interceptions and achieved a 0 0 passer rating After a scoreless first quarter Losman threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to Robert Royal putting the Bills ahead 7 0 into halftime In the third quarter Losman threw a 27 yard pass to Josh Reed putting the Bills up by two touchdowns 14 0 In the final quarter Losman threw another TD pass this time a 21 yarder to Lee Evans Miami had the ball on Buffalo s 1 yard line with 0 06 remaining Looking for a touchdown Cleo Lemon threw a pass intended for Chris Chambers but was batted down at the line of scrimmage by Ryan Denney keeping the Dolphins scoreless With the win the Bills improved to 7 7 Week 16 vs Tennessee Titans Edit Week Sixteen Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalTitans 7 13 01030Bills 10 9 10029at Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park New York Date December 24Game time 1 00pm ETGame weather 39 F 4 C overcastGame attendance 54 765Referee Jeff TripletteTV announcers CBS Gus Johnson and Steve TaskerRecap Game informationFirst quarter BUF Rian Lindell 21 yard FG 11 20 Bills 3 0 Drive 9 plays 43 yards 3 40 TEN Bobby Wade 22 yard pass from Vince Young Rob Bironas kick 7 54 Titans 7 3 Drive 6 plays 68 yards 3 26 BUF Willis McGahee 1 yard run Lindell kick 2 30 Bills 10 7 Drive 10 plays 71 yards 5 24 Second quarter SD Bironas 42 yard FG 12 34 Tie 10 10 Drive 8 plays 42 yards 4 56 SD Bironas 20 yard FG 9 15 Titans 13 10 Drive 5 plays 35 yards 2 05 BUF Lindell 36 yard FG 6 26 Tie 13 13 Drive 8 plays 44 yards 2 49 BUF Lindell 45 yard FG 1 01 Bills 16 13 Drive 6 plays 38 yards 0 48 TEN Young 36 yard run Bironas kick 0 01 Titans 20 19 Drive 5 plays 57 yards 1 00 BUF Lindell 21 yard FG 0 00 Titans 23 19 Drive 2 plays 57 yards 0 01 Third quarter BUF Lee Evans 37 yard pass from Losman Lindell kick 9 11 Bills 26 23 Drive 7 plays 58 yards 4 02 BUF Lindell 24 yard FG 4 01 Bills 29 20 3 30 Drive 10 plays 33 yards 3 31 Fourth quarter TEN Brandon Jones 29 yard pass from Young Bironas kick 11 14 Bills 29 27 Drive 9 plays 62 yards 4 16 TEN Bironas 30 yard FG 2 10 Titans 30 29 Drive 14 plays 75 yards 7 15 Top passers TEN Vince Young 13 20 183 yds 2 TD BUF J P Losman 19 33 266 yds TD 2 INTTop rushers TEN Travis Henry 25 rush 135 yds BUF Willis McGahee 22 rush 95 yds TDTop receivers TEN Brandon Jones 5 rec 101 yds TD BUF Peerless Price 7 rec 73 yds After the victory over Miami the Bills stayed home for a Week 16 intraconference game with the Tennessee Titans The Titans like the Bills were 7 7 and also hunting for a wildcard berth In the first quarter Buffalo scored first with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 21 yard FG Tennessee would respond with Vince Young completing a 22 yard pass to Bobby Wade The Bills came back with Willis McGahee s 1 yard TD run In the second quarter the Titans regained the lead with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 42 yard and a 20 yard FG Afterwards the Bills came back with Lindell kicking a 36 yard and a 45 yard FG Then Tennessee went back into the lead with Young s 36 yard run Buffalo would score with another 21 yard FG from Lindell this one before halftime In the third quarter J P Losman completed a 37 yard pass to Lee Evans and afterwards Lindell kicked a 24 yard FG In the fourth quarter the Titans won the game with Young completing a 29 yard pass to Brandon Jones and Bironas fifth FG of the game a 30 yarder J P Losman led the Bills on one final drive down to the Titans 28 yard line but driving against a wind that was gusting up to 20 mph the Bills elected not to try a potential game winning FG sealing the game for the Titans With the loss not only did the Bills fall to 7 8 in their final home game of the season but they were also eliminated from playoff contention heading into the season finale Week 17 at Baltimore Ravens Edit Week Seventeen Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 0 0 707Ravens 3 3 10319at M amp T Bank Stadium Baltimore Maryland Date December 31Game time 4 15pm ETGame weather 43 F 6 C overcastGame attendance 70 913Referee Scott GreenTV announcers CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich GannonRecap Game informationFirst quarter BAL Matt Stover 26 yard FG 7 08 Ravens 3 0 Drive 13 plays 55 yards 7 52 Second quarter BAL Stover 37 yard FG 1 32 Ravens 6 0 Drive 13 plays 61 yards 5 11 Third quarter BAL Stover 39 yard FG 12 28 Ravens 9 0 Drive 4 plays 4 yards 1 47 BUF Lee Evans 44 yard pass from J P Losman Rian Lindell kick 8 08 Ravens 9 7 Drive 9 plays 76 yards 4 20 BAL Chris McAlister 31 yard INT return Stover kick 3 46 Ravens 16 7 Fourth quarter BAL Stover 29 yard FG 4 48 Ravens 19 7 Drive 9 plays 46 yards 4 18 Top passers BAL Ryan Fitzpatrick 23 35 216 yds INT BUF J P Losman 20 35 237 yds TD 2 INTTop rushers BAL Jamal Lewis 20 rush 69 yds BUF Willis McGahee 11 rush 23 ydsTop receivers BAL Todd Heap 5 rec 60 yards BUF Lee Evans 7 rec 145 yards TD J P Losman threw for 237 yards a touchdown and two interceptions one of which a pick six Willis McGahee rushed for 23 yards on 11 carries Lee Evans had seven receptions for 145 yards and the only score for Buffalo a 44 yard TD In the first quarter Matt Stover made a 26 yard field goal bringing the Ravens up 3 0 at the end of the first Just before halftime Stover made another field goal this one from 37 yards out for a 6 0 halftime lead In the third quarter Stover made his third field goal of the day bringing the Ravens up 9 0 After Evans TD Losman threw a pass that was intercepted by Chris McAlister and returned for a touchdown In the fourth quarter Stover made his fourth and final field goal that increased the Ravens lead to 19 7 With the loss the Bills finished the season at 7 9 although it was an improvement over last year s 5 11 record Standings EditAFC Eastviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 4 New England Patriots 12 4 0 750 4 2 8 4 385 237 W3 5 New York Jets 10 6 0 625 4 2 7 5 316 295 W3Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 438 3 3 5 7 300 311 L2Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 375 1 5 3 9 260 283 L3References Edit 2006 staff 2006 Buffalo Bills Media Guide pp 4 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Buffalo Bills season amp oldid 1172384974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
